Hong Kong police say nine arrested over alleged bomb plot

Suspects aged 15-39 accused of attempting to make the explosive TATP in makeshift hostel laboratory

Hong Kong's national security police say they have arrested nine people on suspicion of engaging in terrorist activity after uncovering what they described as an attempt to make explosives and plant bombs across the city.

According to police, the suspects were aged 15-39 and included six secondary school students, a teacher, an unemployed person and a management-level university employee.